I couldn't agree more. Anything that promotes a powerful authority can be used for evil. I remember a few wars that fueled by primarily nationalistic propagand

I couldn't agree more. Anything that promotes a powerful authority can be used for evil. I remember a few wars that fueled by primarily nationalistic propaganda (e.g. World War II). Sure there were shades of religion beneath it, but it was more riding on the coattails of nationalism than being the true source (unlike Crusade Wars).